scorpion
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++scor·pi·on /ˈskɔːpiən $ -ɔːr-/ noun [countable] 
HBAa tropical animal like an insect, with a curving tail and a poisonous sting 蝎子
HBAa tropical animal like an insect, with a curving tail and a poisonous sting 蝎子Examples from the Corpus
scorpion• When it came to confrontation, what possible match was a fish for a scorpion?• The symptoms of poisoning are similar to those inflicted by the sting of a scorpion fish.• Lilith herself is shown as a mixture of wolf, lion and scorpion.• Where the lizards and scorpions roam?• It sounds, once again, as though evolution deals in distant targets, homing in on things like scorpions.• The male scorpion approaches the female with great wariness.• And why does she have a pet scorpion?• It wouldn't matter if you'd been promised a king's ransom if you achieved a lucky jump to the scorpion.Origin scorpion (1100-1200) Old French Latin scorpio, from Greek skorpiosscor·pi·on nounChineseSyllable
an a Corpus animal tropical with like insect,
scorpion
scor‧pi‧on /ˈskɔːpiən $ -ɔːr-/
noun [countable]
a tropical animal like an insect, with a curving tail and a poisonous sting
scor‧pi‧on /ˈskɔːpiən $ -ɔːr-/
noun [countable] Date: 1100-1200
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin scorpio, from Greek skorpios
Language: Old French
Origin: Latin scorpio, from Greek skorpios
a tropical animal like an insect, with a curving tail and a poisonous sting
